Saw grinder



July 1 1930- c. E. RANSOM 1,768,996

SW GRINDER Filed July 13, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 1 mii-1%* NN N ZA/VENTO@ `Patented Julyl l, 1930i 'i i i i f "-UNITEDQSTATES PATENT 1(.)IiiP'ICflt i 'CHARLES EMMET Ransom, `or sT. LOUIS, MISSOURI' l SAW GRINDER yApplication iedzruiy 13, 1925'.` serial No. 43,131. i

VMyinvention relatesk to tools forgrinding 5 as provided with a gib 8 which may bey saws and consists invan improved mechanism adjusted by means of the screws 9. l for feeding thefsaw to' a grindingwheel and The slide 7 is reciprocated inits'slide-'way withdrawing the Y. same therefrom and for by a "crank shaft 10 which is connected to 5 changing'thetooth presented to thesaw in projecting ears 11 on slide; 7 by a"lin k- 12.. 55

the intervals between contactv of *theV sa The amount of odset of the crank pin-'is teeth with the grinding wheel." adjustableby means of theslide bolt 'indi The main object of my invention is to procated at 13fwhich mayv be locked in desired vide a tool by whichlthesawfcanbe accuposition bythe nut 14; Shaft 1() isA shown lo rately presented to the" grinding wheel and "as equipped witha pulley 15 whereby the 60 by which diierent-teethmay' be placed in shaft may be rotated by means of a belt `16 contact withthe grinding wheel for substanwhich isfdriven by the grinding wheel shaft tiallyv the same period4 of time and withfthe lor any'other rotating part of'thef grinding same pressure.y v machine.V f 'Y y 15 An additional -objectfofmy invention'is Itis quite practical and, in some` cases'.` 65

to provide a circular saw grinding toolwith Amay be preferableto rotate crank lO'mansuch adjustable elements that different sizes ually' by means of the handle` 17""which is of saws may be accommodated; f f provided on pulley 15.v` The forward end of D-Another object of my invention is toadapt slide 7 "mounts a stud 18 which forms a car# 2o a tool of thisjtype to be'operated by hand rier for `the saw-to be sharpeneds 1 Stud 18 70 or mechanically from thev grinding machine. has an annular ange'19 and the upper porl In the VVaccompanying drawings which iltion of this stud is surrounded vby a sleeve 20 lustratea selected embodiment lof my-inven over `'which a master saw or ratchet 21 may tion adapted for uniformly' grindingthe be slipped, the same restingvupon flange 19y Vas teeth of Small circular saws,-y and beingcentered bysleeve 20.. A collarA 22 75 Figure lis a top view of my' device showlits over Lsleeve 20 and 'forms a support `for ing the same applied to the toolV attaching the saw S which is-to be sharpened, the sleeve bracketof the grindingmachine and vindi- 20 projecting far'enough above collar22 so eating the edge of the grinding wheel. as to centervthe saw withthestud.

iu n Figure 2 is a side elevation viewing the Avwasher 2S-anda screw 2li`L threaded into 80 device from the lefthand side otFigure 1. stud 18 ormmeans for detachably clamping Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on line sleeve 20, collar 22, ratchet 21, and saw vS 3-3`of Figure 1. n Sto stud 18. I "also prefer `to. lock thev parts Y In the drawings, the tool attaching together by means ofakey 25, .therebyinf bracket of the grinding machineis indicated suring that saw S will rotate in unison with 85 at A and the grinding wheel at B. The body -ratchet 21. Y of my tool comprises a base 1, upon which Obviously, whenpulley 15 is rotated,"slide the operating mechanism is mounted. and an 7 will bereciprocatedtoward and away from upstanding flange 2, the outside face of the: grindingvwheel Band the saw` will be il which is inished for accurate application to moved to and from. theV grindingwheel.` A 90 -the bracket A of the grindingmachine. A pawl `26 is pivoted at 27 on one of the guides threaded stud 3 extends outwardly from 5f and the'tooth of the pawlV engages the lflange 2to project through a suitable openperiphery o ratchet 21` Vtangentially of the` ing in bracket A and provide for the clamplatter so that when slide 7` is moved away "5 ing of the tool to the bracket by means of `from the grinding wheel B, theratchet will 05 a nut L1., Guides 5 areattached to the base lbe rotated in aclockwise direction so as to 1 by means of screws 6 and cooperate thererotate thesame and present a diiierent tooth -with in forming slide-ways for a slide 7 `tothe grindingwheelwhen thesame is again which may be reciprocated to and from the moved forwardly, Pawl- 26 is yieldingly Y Se grinding wheel B. IA show one of the guides heldin engagement lwith ratchet 21 ,by means ,N0

of a spring-pressed plunger 31. A checking teeth. My'y device could be somewhat simand locking pawl is indicated at 28 as extending radially of ratchet 21. Pawl 28 is pressed intro engagement with the ratchet by means of a spring 29. The ratchet may be freed temporarily from pressure of pawl 28 by pulling outwardly on screw 30.

The tooth of pawl 26 is adj ustably mounted on the body of the pawl and the housing -for pawl 28 is adjustably mounted Vupon slide'7 so that the positions of these pawls may be varied to accommodate saws of diierent diameter than the one shown in the drawing..

voperated by hand, as the operatorsrotation of pulleyl will be fairly uniform. VManual f operation of the tool permits easy variation of the timeof contact ofthe saw teeth'and grinding wheel as may be desired in grinding different sized saws. f

The saw illustrated in the type in general use Von milling machines and so far as I am aware it has notvbeen the practice heretofore to grind the teethrof these saws becauseot the difficulty in providing uniform grinding thereof. Grinding wheels necessarily rotate at a high speed and at 3250 revolutions `per minute a six inch wheel has a peripheral speed of approximately 5000 feet a minuteand it Vwill be obvious-that a slight` variation in the vpressureot'such a wheel-against a'small sawy tooth ork a slight variation in the time which said tooth is in contact with thewheel will materially var the'y contours of the different teeth so as to renderthem yunit for accurate and smooth milling operations. The'saws are purchased from the manufacturer with the teeth having machined surfaces andafter the points of the teeth have become once dulled, it'has been the practice to discard the same and purchase new ones. `With my improved tool, the dulled saw may be quickly replaced in condition for use and are'ac'tually sharper than the new saws havingunground teeth.V f

I show the saw as being rotated by means of the master saw orratchet -21 rather than by direct engagement of the teeth of the saw S being sharpened because occasionally one more teeth of the saw S may be broken or so mutilated that the tooth of ratchet 26 drawings is of a plied by having ratchets 26 and 28 engage teeth offsaw S, thereby eliminating ratchet 21. While this is not as desirable construction as that illustrated, I contemplate this and other such modifications of my invention as may be suggested in its commercial development which are included in my claims.

I claim: f

1. In a saw grinder, a base, a member mounted to reciprocate on said base, a saw mount-ing element freely rotatable on said member, a ratchet wheel secured tol said element, a pawl having a stationary pivot on said base and engaging said ratchet wheel, a checkpawl mounted on said member and engaging said ratchet wheel, and means for reciprocating saidmember on said base. I 2. In asaw grinder, aslide, a saw carrier thereon, `a ratchet on said carrier distinct from a saw mounted on said carrier, an adjustable pawl for said ratchet having a stationary pivot and arrangedl to engage the ratchet tangentially, an adjustable checking pawl for said ratchet disposed radially thereof and movable therewith andy slidable lradially thereof whensaid ratchet is rotated, and means for vreciprocating said slide, said means and pawls cooperating to rotate said ratchet aln carrier with alternate movements o said s 1 e.y v Y 3. Ina saw grinder, a reciprocable slide, a stud thereon, a removable collar on said stud adapted to secure a plurality of duplicate'circular saws spaced from each other axially of the collar, and adjustable stationary means forV engaging one of such saws when said slide is reciprocated to rotate another of such saws. t

In testimony whereof I hereunto aliX my signature this 3rd day of July, 1925. CHARLES EMMET RANSOM.

would vfail to engage and continue the rotay tion of the saw. The provision cfa master sawor ratchet insures accurate rotation of the saw S irrespective of any defects in its lln 

